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04/20/2006

Apple Warns of Counterfeit iPods

Apple Computer sent out a bulletin last month to all its service partners, notifying them of counterfeit iPods that are being sold as authentic. These illegally manufactured players -- most notably the iPod Nano/Shuffle -- lack a dock connector, ship without the standard USB cable, have missing buttons and "Digital Music Player" printed atop the packaging. More pics after the jump.
The imitation players, which often sport nonstandard headphone jacks and lack a dock connector, are sometimes stamped with a valid Apple serial number, Apple told its service providers.
[via AppleInsider]

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Posted at 04/20/2006 03:54am by Macintosh Mac
they dont even look real..but someone who doesnt know better in a store could get fooled quick. at a swap meet, perhaps
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Posted at 04/20/2006 05:17am by DN2004
I agree they dont look real but people who dont know better (eg parents who are buying for a child) could be fooled
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Posted at 04/20/2006 06:06am by Nick
I dont see why these manufacturers went to the bother of making it when its not identical. I mean it doesnt take much to match it 100%, so why did they bother?? (I think I just repeated myself)
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Posted at 04/20/2006 06:58am by whoandwhy
so... are they cheaper and work good? j/k... maybe. Anyway, they look bad yeah, but they will sell a ton to poor people not in the know. Hopefully will get busted somehow and given slaps on the bottom. Then apple can go back to it's crazy empire of mp3 land.
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Posted at 04/20/2006 08:20am by Chaos
When they catch the people who are making these counterfeit products, they are gonna be in a heck of alot trouble
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Posted at 04/20/2006 08:30am by Tony
Made from China, that what I guessing right now. I know there have been a lot of rumors about the ipod selling in China is cheap.
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Posted at 04/20/2006 12:10pm by Alex
See people that's why you buy ur Aplle goods in a apple store...
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Posted at 04/20/2006 1:03pm by Too Cool Tech » Apple warns of counterfeit iPods
[...] Apple is warning its retailers and consumers that counterfeit iPods are running rampant. They have provided several tips on how to spot the counterfeit devices. They didn’t mention the most obvious one – if you bought your ‘iPod’ for $30 from a guy named Gino who was standing on a street corner, it’s probably not authentic. Their tips included looking for iPods that don’t have a dock connector, ship without a USB cable, have different buttons or have entirely different looking screens. In other words, it’s pretty obvious, so as long as you’re not an idiot, you’ll be fine. (Tech EBlog) [...]
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Posted at 04/20/2006 5:41pm by ShadowVlican
let me guess... made in China?
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Posted at 04/20/2006 5:44pm by Joe Tech » Apple Warns of Counterfeit iPods
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Posted at 04/21/2006 02:45am by 6
Yeah. Those are pretty obvious. But i still pity those who bought these (if there are) because they didn't know any better. Oh yeah. Not everything fake comes from china guys. (ok..so there are alot from china..but not every counterfeit merchandise comes from them)
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